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| In 1997, the eight songs in contention to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest competed in a semi-final round on BBC Radio 2 on Friday 7th February 1997. Following a phone vote, the top four songs were previewed on The National Lottery Live on BBC One on Saturday 8th March 1997. and went forward to The Great British Song Contest on Sunday 9th March 1997 with the result of a further phone vote being announced on The National Lottery Live on BBC One on Saturday 15th March 1997.. |
| Transmission Date: (Final) | Sunday 9th March 1997 |
| Channel: | BBC One |
| Time: | 15.30-16.00 |
Presenter: | Dale Winton |
Result: | The National Lottery Live Saturday 15th March 1997 |
Voting: | Public phone vote |
Winning Song: | Love Shine A Light Katrina & The Waves |
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Scoreboard
| Semi-Final Round | No detailed voting information is avaialble; the names of the four qualifying songs only were revealed |
| SONG | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Result | |
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| 1 | Can't You See I'm Crying | Rohan Heath & Steve Long | Paul Varney | Eliminated |
| 2 | For The Life You Don't Yet Know | Nick Spindler & Peter Thompson | Sam Blue (Sam Blewitt) | Qualified |
| 3 | Heart Of Stone | Nicola Philo | Dave Black | Eliminated |
| 4 | Lighten Up | Lee Lindsay, Mike Brayn & Dave Christie | B-yond | Eliminated |
| 5 | Love Shine A Light | Kimberley Rew | Katrina & The Waves | Qualified |
| 6 | Room For Change | Laura Pallas & Cliff Cresswell | Laura Pallas | Eliminated |
| 7 | Yodel In The Canyon Of Love | Kenny MacDonald & Gordon MacDonald | Do-Re-Me featuring Kerry | Qualified |
| 8 | You Stayed Away Too Long | Don Black & Richard Kerr | Joanne May | Qualified |
| Final | Only the voting details for the top three songs are known |
| SONG | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Votes | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Shine a Light | Kimberley Rew | Katrina & The Waves (Katrina Leskanich, Vince De La Cruz , Alex Cooper, Phil Nichol, Miriam Stockley & Beverley Skeete) | 69,830 | 1 |
| 2 | Yodel in the Canyon of Love | Kenny MacDonald & Gordon MacDonald | Do-Re-Me featuring Kerry | 58,696 | 2 |
| 3 | You Stayed Away Too Long | Don Black & Richard Kerr | Joanne May | 51,584 | 3 |
| 4 | For the Life You Don't Yet Know | Nick Spindler & Peter Thompson | Sam Blue | Unknown | 4 |
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Katrina & The Waves at The Eurovision Song Contest 1997 |
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At The Eurovision Song Contest 1997
| At the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday 3rd May 1997 Love Shine A Light finished in 1st place with 227 points. The song was conducted by Don Airey. Terry Wogan provided the commentary for BBC One Television. Ken Bruce provided the commentary for BBC Radio 2. |
| For more information on the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 go to the Winning Years section. |